Structure, histochemistry and phytochemical profile of the bark of the sobol and aerial stem of Tontelea micrantha (Celastraceae - Hippocrateoideae)

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Maria OlÍvia Mercadante-simÕes¹  Hellen C. Mazzottini-dos-santos¹  Lays A. Nery¹  Peracio R.b. Ferreira¹  Leonardo M. Ribeiro¹  Vanessa A. Royo¹  Dario A. De Oliveira¹ 

关键词: natural products;    pharmacognosy;    secondary metabolites;    sobol;    produtos naturais;    farmacognosia;    metabólitos secundários;    sóbole;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0001-3765201420130105

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The bark of the underground stem of Tontelea micrantha (Mart. ex. Schult.) A. C. Sm., a native Brazilian Cerrado species, is used in folk medicine for treating kidney ailments. The structures of the underground and the aerial stems were examined and their barks were analyzed for the presence of secondary metabolites. Bark fragments were processed according to conventional techniques in plant anatomy and their chemical compositions examined using histochemical and phytochemical tests, thin layer chromatography, and high-efficiency liquid chromatography. The underground stem is a sobol with unusual cambial activity. Laticifers that secrete terpenoids were present in the cortex and phloem of both organs and can contribute to the identification of the species in field. Druses were present in both barks, but mono-crystals were only observed in the sobol. Tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, and terpenoids occurred in both types of bark, but carotenoids were only detected in the sobol. The similarities between these two organs indicate that the aerial stem bark has potential medicinal use and represents a plausible alternative to harvesting the sobol, which could contribute to the preservation of natural populations of this species.

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